11.   A U.N. team investigating reported massacres in eastern Congo has permission to head into the country to start work, a top Congolese official said Wednesday.

12.   A Roman Catholic group abandoned efforts Wednesday to bring Congolese officials and rebels together for peace talks in Rome this week.

13.   Angola has withdrawn its last troops from Congo after supporting the government in three years of civil war, a senior Congolese military official said Thursday.

14.   Apparently fearing trouble from their own security forces, Congolese officials chose to either leave them unarmed or keep them away from the center of power.

15.   Apparently fearing trouble from their own soldiers, Congolese officials chose to leave them either unarmed or further away from the center of power.

16.   Bernard Kolelas, the prime minister of the Republic of Congo, went to Kinshasa on Tuesday for emergency talks with Congolese officials.

17.   But an announcement of team members has been delayed as U.N. and Congolese officials negotiate details.

18.   But senior Congolese officials insisted Kabila was alive.

19.   But the Congolese official, Edmond Mondombo, told investigators they would have to wait until he finished discussions with regional security officers.

20.   But the announcement of team members has been delayed as U.N. and Congolese officials negotiate details.